Sources: Alabama starter Griffen to get in portal

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 12, 2024, 12:40 AM ET

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Rylan Griffen, who began 33 games on the Crimson Tide’s Last Four group this season, plans to get in the transfer website, sources informed ESPN.Griffen, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard, made significant strides during his season in Tuscaloosa. He balanced 11.2 points and 3.4 rebounds, shooting 39.2%from 3-point range.He was at his finest throughout the middle part of the season, balancing nearly 14 points per game during a 17-game stretch from late December to the end of February. After an irregular surface to the regular season, Griffen restored his shooting stroke in the NCAA competition, making much better than 48%of his 3-point attempts.Griffen went for 19 points and five 3-pointers in Alabama’s Sweet 16 win over top-seeded North Carolina and after that had 13 points and eight assists in the local last versus Clemson to assist lead the Crimson Tide to the program’s very first Last Four.A previous ESPN 100 prospect in the 2022 high school class, Griffen averaged 5.9 points off the bench as a freshman.